British haulage boss slams officers for fining him £66,000
- E.M. Rogers Transport transports uncommon, priceless and traditional vehicles throughout Europe
- Owner Ed Rogers says the corporate is ‘really the sufferer of organised gangs
A British haulage boss has slammed Home Office officers for fining him £66,000 after he claims six migrants ‘snuck into the again’ of one among his lorries to enter the UK.
Ed Rogers, proprietor of E.M. Rogers Transport, is livid with the UK Border Force after its officers discovered the migrants behind one among his firm’s lorries on the French border.
The businessman stated he and his driver have been being punished for ‘not being border drive brokers or safety guards’.
He informed GB News: ‘Our guys are simply regular guys going about their work and they don’t seem to be border drive brokers. They are usually not safety guards. He and we’re being punished on this event for not fulfilling these roles.’
The haulier firm had beforehand claimed one other of its lorries was attacked by migrants in France, who used iron bars and breeze blocks to smash its windscreen and door home windows.
Writing in regards to the tremendous on his social media web page, Rogers claimed his firm, which has been working for almost 80 years, was ‘really the victims of organised gangs’.
MailOnline understands the tremendous was in relation to plenty of circumstances of negligence from its drivers with a probe ongoing.
Ed Rogers, proprietor of E.M. Rogers Transport, informed GB News that he was being ‘punished’ after six migrants ‘snuck into the again’ of one among his lorries
The haulier firm had beforehand claimed one other of its lorries was attacked by migrants in France in 2021
The windscreen and door home windows of the truck have been smashed, and Mr Rogers stated the driving force was left feeling ‘very shaken and upset’ by the incident
But Mr Rogers says he and one among his drivers are being punished for the incident involving the six migrants, who have been discovered behind one among his lorries by UK border police in France.
He claims the lorry had been travelling from Italy by means of France to achieve Britain and managed to get by means of French safety checks earlier than being held up on the UK’s scanners.
Mr Rogers stated: ‘We are simply going about our regular working practices and on this instance one among our drivers was getting back from Italy. He got here again by means of the traditional route again by means of France. He went by means of the scanners on the French facet of the border.
‘When it got here to the UK facet, which continues to be in France, they discovered six immigrants in his trailer.’
Mr Rogers, whose firm transports uncommon, priceless and traditional vehicles throughout Europe on its lorries, took to social media on Monday to criticise the tremendous.
He wrote: ‘We have been fined this frankly ridiculous amount of cash for actually doing our job, alongside our driver who has been fined £36,000, UK Border Force are fining us for bringing 6 illegals over in one among our vehicles.
‘THIS is identical Border Force that cant cease the boats we hear about arriving every day from throughout the channel. We are literally the victims of organised gangs that concentrate on susceptible lorry drivers while they sleep.
‘Can you think about having your own home damaged into at night time after which being fined for it ??’
In May 2021, Pictures of a E.M. Rogers Transport lorry, shared by the businessman, confirmed its smashed home windows and damaged physique work from the place he claims it was attacked by the migrants.
Two giant, round smashes are seen within the windshield with some holes within the glass, whereas the door home windows seem to have been completely destroyed.
Mr Rogers stated stated he and his driver have been being punished for ‘not being border drive brokers or safety guards’
At the time, he referred to as for extra motion to be taken to guard haulage staff driving out and in of mainland Europe.
MailOnline understands an investigation into Mr Rogers’ claims are nonetheless ongoing.
A Home Office spokesperson stated:’We are relentless in our pursuit of those that search to enter the UK illegally, and stand prepared to reply robustly to clandestine arrivals.
‘Far too many autos are usually not adequately secured to cease migrants boarding them. That’s why, within the final 12 months, now we have strengthened the haulier civil penalty with considerably elevated monetary penalties to make sure that drivers are taking each cheap step to discourage unlawful migration and disrupt folks smugglers.’
